Thesis (M.H.A.)--University of Michigan, 1973.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin, 1957. / Typewritten carbon copy. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-91).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-99). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-99). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1974. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thèse (M.A.)--Université Laval, 2003. / Bibliogr.: f. 111-114. Publié aussi en version électronique.

El presente trabajo se enfoca en diseñar un encofrado metálico tipo arco para desarrollar el soporte de las vigas estructurales, de misma forma geométrica del puente Chacanto. Para ello hemos utilizado los criterios de modulación de encofrados de la empresa: ULMA Encofrados Perú S.A, en conjunto con la elaboración de una memoria de cálculo para validar el diseño desarrollado. Como resultado principal de este diseño hemos obtenido que: aplicando un diseño de encofrado metálico tipo arco del Sistema MK (ULMA) se logró soportar tanto las cargas del montaje como las del vaciado de la viga, y siempre teniendo que las fuerzas actuantes no superaron las fuerzas admisibles del Sistema MK. La conclusión principal es que diseñando y aplicando encofrados metálicos industrializados podemos conocer las propiedades de los materiales empleados, y también, desarrollar un mejor análisis estructural a estos diseños. Está demostrado que en la parte de la ejecución de este tipo de puentes se obtiene mayores rendimientos de mano de obra, comparado con un encofrado tradicional de madera. This paper focuses on designing a metal formwork type arc to develop structural support beams, Chacanto same geometric shape of the bridge. So we've used the criteria modulation formwork Office: ULMA Formwork Perú S.A., together with the development of a calculation to validate the design developed. The main result of this design we have obtained that: applying a pattern of metal formwork arc type of MK System (ULMA) it was possible to support both loads assembly as emptying of the beam, and always having to forces acting not exceeded System MK permissible forces. The main conclusion is that designing and implementing industrial metal formwork can know the properties of the materials used, and also develop a better structural analysis to these designs. It is shown that in the part of the implementation of this type of bridges higher yields of labor is obtained, compared with a traditional wood framing.

Introdução: o consumo de medicamentos cresce a cada ano no mundo inteiro e os gastos com estes produtos comprometem grande parte do orçamento doméstico das famílias brasileiras. Sabe-se que as mulheres consomem mais medicamentos que os homens e quando estão grávidas esta prática também é bastante comum, com prevalências variadas, porém expressivas. Objetivos: descrever e comparar a aquisição de produtos farmacêuticos realizada por gestantes, não-gestantes, lactantes e homens, avaliando qual o impacto da gestação na aquisição de medicamentos. Métodos: estudo transversal de base populacional, realizado a partir dos dados disponíveis na Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) 2002-2003/ IBGE. A pesquisa foi realizada entre julho de 2002 e junho de 2003 e o desenho da amostra foi estruturado para propiciar a publicação de resultados para todo o Brasil. Os dados foram obtidos através de aplicação de questionários específicos sob a forma de entrevista. As informações referentes aos moradores e às despesas individuais com produtos de saúde foram analisadas no programa SPSS 13.0. Resultados: 34,8% da população pesquisada adquiriu algum produto farmacêutico nos 30 dias anteriores à entrevista. As lactantes foram as que mais adquiriram produtos farmacêuticos com 58,4%, seguidas por 53,2% das gestantes, enquanto 29,7% dos homens e 39% das mulheres adquiriram algum produto. As gestantes adquiriram aproximadamente cinco vezes mais vitaminas e antianêmicos do que as outras mulheres. As mulheres nãogestantes gastaram mais dinheiro com medicamentos em todas as idades, já entre 15 e 35 anos as lactantes o fizeram. As gestantes, por sua vez, tiveram um gasto médio proporcional à renda líquida mensal cerca de 45% maior do que as não-gestantes entre 15 e 35 anos.Analisando o gasto médio proporcional à renda líquida mensal estratificado por quintis de renda entre 15 e 35 anos, foi observado que no primeiro quintil, onde se encontram os mais pobres, as gestantes gastaram 40% a mais que as não-gestantes com produtos farmacêuticos, enquanto no quintil 5, onde se encontram os mais ricos, as gestantes gastaram 25% menos que as não-gestantes com a aquisição destes produtos. Conclusão: a gestação leva a mudanças no perfil de aquisição de medicamentos e quanto menor a renda das pessoas, maior o impacto da gestação na aquisição de medicamentos e, por conseqüência, maior o impacto no orçamento e na qualidade de vida das gestantes. / Introduction: medicine’s consumption grows in the whole world every year and the expenses with these products compromise a big amount of the Brazilian families’ budget. It is known that women consume more medicines than men and when are pregnant this practice is also very common and its prevalence may vary but is certainly expressive. Objectives: to describe and compare the purchase of pharmaceutical products by pregnant, non pregnant, breastfeeding women and men, evaluating the impact of pregnancy on medicines’ purchase. Methods: population based study with data available from the Survey on Household Budgets (POF). The research took place between july 2002 and june 2003 and the sample design allows results’ publication for the whole country. The data was obtained by interview with the families and was analyzed in the SPSS 13.0 program. Results: during the research period 0,8% of the population was pregnant, the majority had white skin and more than 30% had few years of study. 34,8% of the population (61.107.726) had purchased at least one medicine on the 30 days before interview. The breastfeeding women purchased more medicines (58,4%), followed by 53,2% of pregnant women, while 29,7% of the men and 39% of non pregnant women purchased at least one medicine. Pregnant women purchased about five times more vitamins and antianemics than non pregnant women. Women expend more money with medicines in all ages, but between 15 and 35 years old the brestfeeding did it. The pregnants had an income’s proportion expense about 45% bigger than women between 15 and 35. Analyzing the average expense and the income’s proportion expense by income level between 15 and 35 years old, we notice that in the first and poorest level pregnant women expend 40% more than non-pregnant women with the purchase of medicines, as while as in the last and richest income level pregnant women expend about 25% less than non-pregnant women with these products. Conclusion: pregnancy leads to changes in the medicines’ purchase profile, and the smallest is the income, the higher is the impact of pregnancy in the purchase of medicines and, by the way, higher is the impact on these pregnant`s budgets and life quality.

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University / During the twelve years following World War II the debt of Massachusetts has grown from about fifteen milllion dollars to more than a billion dollars. This rise in debt has caused widespread apprehension both as to the credit of the Commonwealth and as to the effect on industry, through the burden of increased taxation. Massachusetts is peculiarly dependent on manufacturin for its economic well-being, inasmuch as the area is lacking in most of the natural resources necessary for the primary types of economic activity such as agriculture and mining. It is also geographically situated in the corner of the nation, with a result that the transfer costs of raw materials into the state and of finished products out of the state constitute a substantial financial cost. Massachusetts is in competition with other states both for sale of its products and for inducement to new industries to add to its income and employment. Consequently any trend of government fiscal policy which results in an extra burden of taxation on industry presents a problem which calls for analysis and appraisal. A seventy-fold increase in debt in twelve years seemed to present such a problem and appeared to be worthy of analytical study. Yet, on searching for source material, this writer discovered that no study of this particular nature had been made. Having established the need for such a study, we then proceeded to secure the essential facts necessary for objective analysis and appraisal. This involved first a comprehensive collection of the data, the history of the debt policy of the Commonwealth, the post-war growth of the debt, the comparison of the debt with the debt of other states, the nature and structure of the debt and the problem of servicing the debt. This constitutes Part I of the thesis. In it we find that Massachusetts has for some two hundred tears exercised its borrowing power with discretion and responsibility, adapting its debt policy to the needs of the times, expanding and contracting its outlays often counter to the practice of other states.

This dissertation presents the results of a multi-year interdisciplinary study of a dynamic coastal dune ecosystem restoration effort in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in British Columbia, Canada. The research is the result of a collaboration with Parks Canada Agency (PCA) who, under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), are mandated to restore habitat for SARA listed species within the dune complex. In response, PCA committed to, and implemented, a dynamic dune ecosystem restoration program that involved widespread removal of invasive vegetation (Ammophila spp.), transplanting of native vegetation, introduction of an endangered species, and volunteer programs to prevent re-growth of Ammophila. A comprehensive monitoring program was developed with PCA and undertaken by the author and PCA collaborators from start of the project in Summer 2008 to Fall of 2012. This dissertation is the product of independent research by the author carried out under the supervision of the advisory committee and does not reproduce written materials prepared for, or by, PCA. The dissertation consists of three separate journal manuscripts (the first two published by completion of the dissertation) that stand alone as independent investigations but are structured here to provide a natural progression of research findings and allow for an overall synthesis of ideas and broader contributions of the research. The dune restoration program afforded an opportunity to review restoration trends and methods and implement a strategy and monitoring protocols based on leading edge science. Accordingly, the first manuscript, Chapter 2, summarises recent trends in coastal dune restoration, discusses relevant research surrounding beach-dune morphodynamics and coastal dune activity, and reviews preliminary data from the project. The study identifies usable control data for the project and builds the criteria for assessing the project as a whole. The second manuscript, Chapter 3, presents and analyses the core data obtained for the dissertation - 5 years of geomorphic monitoring from detailed land surveys with 3 years of analysis of beach-foredune-transgressive dune sediment budget responses derived from aerial LiDAR surveys. This chapter identifies several trends in the dune systems’ response to restoration that, with reference to the indicators developed in Chapter 2, suggest improved levels of dynamism in the landscape. Finally, Chapter 4 (manuscript 3), extends the findings of the restoration study and utilises the rich data set obtained from the restoration program to develop a dynamic mapping technique that better conveys the spatial-temporal morphodynamic behaviour of dune ecosystems. The study comments broadly on the potential to apply these data and techniques to the study of disturbance events in beach-dune systems. The dissertation is concluded (Chapter 5) with an overall summary of key research objectives and contributions, and presents recommendations for future research. / Graduate